Her hobbies include rolling around in the grass, swinging her tug-of-war toy wildly (which we've since dubbed her 'dog-chuk'), racing around excitedly in the park after she successfully does her business, and carrying rawhide bones around in her mouth gingerly, as though they were prized treasures.

We're not exactly sure what type of dog she is, since she was abandoned at the vet clinic Marci works at, but a flat-coated retriever looks pretty darn close.

She just got back from having a triple pelvic osteotomy (try saying that three times fast) to treat hip dysplasia. She has to take it easy for 8 weeks and then we'll go racing around the park again. :) (Yes, that's right. Webchick goes outside every now and again these days. ;))

Congrats to your new family member, webchick!
Seems like it really enjoys rolling around in the grass :)
I have a cat called 'pist' which i have had almost 1 year now and it has birthday same day as me!

Well your new family member reminds me about my dog, a labb that actually passed away a few months back. Its really hard to get over it as dogs really become attached and its sad that we dont have him with us now. Well hope your dog makes a speedy recovery.